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Assessing reliability of intra-tumor heterogeneity estimates from single sample whole exome sequencing data.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Abécassis Judith, Hamy Anne-Sophie, Laurent Cécile, Sadacca Benjamin, Bonsang-Kitzis Hélène, Reyal Fabien, Vert Jean-Philippe
Abstract excerpt
Tumors are made of evolving and heterogeneous populations of cells which arise from successive appearance and expansion of subclonal populations, following acquisition of mutations conferring them a selective advantage. Those subclonal populations can be sensitive or resistant to different treatments, and provide information about tumor aetiology and future evolution. Hence, it is important to be able to assess...
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